How to uninstall SilentSpring ransomware

Is this a serious threat

SilentSpring ransomware is a malware that will encode your files, often known as ransomware. These kinds of infections are not be taken lightly, as they might lead to file loss. What is worse is that it is fairly easy to get the threat. Users often get infected through means like spam email attachments, malicious adverts or bogus downloads. When the encryption process is complete, a ransom note will be dropped, in which you will be asked to pay in exchange for a way to decrypt your data. The sum of money demanded varies from ransomware to ransomware, some could ask for $50, while others may demand $1000. Before rushing to pay, consider a few things. We really doubt cyber criminals will have a moral responsibility to assist you in recovering your files, so you may end up receiving nothing. You certainly wouldn’t be the first person to be left with encrypted files after payment. Look into some backup options, so that if this were to happen again, you wouldn’t be risking your files. You will be presented with many different options, but it should not be hard to pick the best option for you. You may restore files after you erase SilentSpring ransomware if you had backup already prior to infection. You will encounter malicious software like this all over, and you’ll possibly get contaminated again, so you have to be ready for it. If you want your device to be malware-free, you will have to learn about malware and how to prevent them.

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Ransomware spread methods

does not use sophisticated infiltration methods and generally sticks to sending out malicious email attachments, compromised adverts and corrupting downloads. That doesn’t mean authors will not use methods that require more ability.

If you recall downloading a strange file from a seemingly legitimate email in the spam folder, that may be where you obtained the ransomware from. The contaminated file is added to an email, and then sent out to hundreds of potential victims. Crooks can make those emails very convincing, commonly using topics like money and taxes, which is why it is not that shocking that those attachments are opened. What you could expect from a ransomware email is a general greeting (Dear Customer/Member/User etc), clear mistypes and mistakes in grammar, prompts to open the attachment, and the use of a known company name. A company whose email is important enough to open would not use general greetings, and would use your name instead. It would not be shocking if you see big company names (Amazon, eBay, PayPal) be used, as that ought to make users trust the email much more. permitted the threat to enter your system. Some advertisements might be hiding malware, so it’s best if you refrain from pressing on them when on dubious reputation web pages. You may have also downloaded the file encrypting malware accidentally when it was concealed as some kind of software/file on an untrustworthy download platform, which is why you are better off using valid sources. Avoid downloading anything from adverts, whether they are pop-ups or banners or any other kind. Applications commonly update themselves, but if manual update was necessary, you would get a notification through the program, not the browser.

What does it do?

It’s not impossible for ransomware to permanently encode data, which is why it’s an infection you want to avoid at all costs. It has a list of files types it would target, and their encryption will take a very short time. The file extension added to all affected files makes it very obvious what happened, and it commonly shows the name of the ransomware. Your data will be locked using strong encryption algorithms, which aren’t always possible to break. When the whole process is finished, a ransom note will appear, which is supposed to explain to you what has occurred. The creators/spreaders of the file encrypting malware will offer you a decryption utility, which you evidently have to pay for, and that’s not suggested. What’s there to stop cyber crooks from simply taking might just take your money without helping you with your data. Your money would also support their future criminal projects. When victims pay the ransom, they are making file encrypting malware an increasingly more successful business, which already earned $1 billion in 2016, and that attracts many people to it. A wiser choice would be a backup option, which would store copies of your files in case something happened to the original. And if this kind of infection occurred again, your data wouldn’t be jeopardized as copies would be stored in backup. We would advise you ignore the requests, and if the threat is still inside on your system, erase SilentSpring ransomware, in case you need assistance, you may use the instructions we provide below this article. And try to familiarize with how these kinds of threats are distributed, so that you are not in this situation again.

SilentSpring ransomware elimination

You’ll need to use anti-malware tool to check for the presence of this malicious program, and its termination. If you attempt to manually erase SilentSpring ransomware, you may involuntarily end up harming your system, so doing everything yourself isn’t recommended. A better option would be using credible malicious program elimination software. There shouldn’t be any problems with the process, as those kinds of tools are created to delete SilentSpring ransomware and similar infections. However, in case you aren’t sure about how to proceed, you can use the guidelines we have provided below to help you. Sadly, the malware removal software will simply terminate the threat, it is not able to decrypt data. But, you ought to also know that some ransomware is decryptable, and malware specialists may create free decryption tools.

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1.2) Remove SilentSpring ransomware.

Once the computer is launched in Safe Mode, open your browser and download anti-malware software of your preference. Scan your computer so that the anti-malware can locate the malicious files. Allow it to delete them.
If you are unable to access Safe Mode with Networking, proceed to the instructions below.

2.2) Restore system files and settings.

1. Enter cd restore when the Command Prompt window appears. Press Enter.
2. Type rstrui.exe and press Enter.
3. When the System Restore Window pop-ups, click Next.
4. Select the restore point and click Next.
5. Click Yes on the warning window that appears.
When the system restore is complete, it is recommended that you obtain anti-malware software and scan your computer for the ransomware just to be sure that it is gone.